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#cc2ffc

a balanced, electric violet · neutral · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
204, 47, 252
HSL
286°, 97%, 59%
CMYK
19, 81, 0, 1
Luminance
0.2190

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cc2ffc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cc2ffc
Hue
286°
violet
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2190
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
58/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.38:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 6.6
Where it sits
Hue286° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cc2ffc
RGBrgb(204, 47, 252)
HSLhsl(286, 97%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 81%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(53.9 83.9 -69.9)
LCHlch(53.9 109.2 320.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.641 0.285 316.3)
Decimal13381628
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.184 0.988)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cc2ffc;
background-color: #cc2ffc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cc2ffc] bg-[#cc2ffc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cc2ffc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.184, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cc2ffc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCC2FFC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 47, 204)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cc2ffc · 5.38:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.90:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.38:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #cc2ffc as text scores 3.90:1 on white and 5.38:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cc2ffc on white: 3.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cc2ffc on black: 5.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0078FF
deuteranopia · #2B85F8
tritanopia · #C96299

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cc2ffc is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF1FD
#F6E4FC
#EDC1FB
#E490FD
#D659FD
#cc2ffc
#BA03F1
#9B03C9
#7C02A1
#5A0674
#380448
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FBF1FDDarkest = 950 · #380448
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF1FD;
  --brand-100: #F6E4FC;
  --brand-200: #EDC1FB;
  --brand-300: #E490FD;
  --brand-400: #D659FD;
  --brand-500: #cc2ffc;
  --brand-600: #BA03F1;
  --brand-700: #9B03C9;
  --brand-800: #7C02A1;
  --brand-900: #5A0674;
  --brand-950: #380448;
  --brand: #cc2ffc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cc2ffc

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E2C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#884B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#63CC00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#61027E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9E6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#211424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cc2ffc

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#5FFC2F
Analogous left#662FFC
Analogous right#FC2FC5
Split-complement 1#C5FC2F
Split-complement 2#2FFC66
Triadic 1#FCCC2F
Triadic 2#2FFCCC
Tetradic#FC662F

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green18.4%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.0%
Magenta81.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cc2ffc text on a black background

contrast 5.38:1

Card sample

#cc2ffc text on a white background

contrast 3.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cc2ffc;
Background color
Panel with #cc2ffc background
background-color: #cc2ffc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cc2ffc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 47, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 47, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cc2ffc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2ffc, #FC2FA3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cc2ffc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cc2ffc in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cc2ffc, answered

What color is #cc2ffc?

#cc2ffc is a balanced electric violet, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 6.6). It sits at 286° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cc2ffc?

rgb(204, 47, 252) — 204 red, 47 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 80% / 18.4% / 98.8% by channel.

Is #cc2ffc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2190 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 5.38:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cc2ffc?

Black. It scores 5.38:1 against #cc2ffc, versus 3.90:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cc2ffc?

#5FFC2F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C5FC2F and #2FFC66, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cc2ffc?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E2C0ED for borders, #884B9B for secondary text, #63CC00 as an accent and #61027E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #662FFC and #FC2FC5 stays calm, while #5FFC2F is the loudest partner.

What is #cc2ffc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 81%, 0%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cc2ffc warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FC2FE1; nudged cooler, #802DFE.

Work with #cc2ffc in the Color Lab